The Life of Hinduism

tic; Culture and Psyche;and The Colors of Violence. Among his four works of fiction are The Ascetic of Desireand Ecstasy. He has ...

vata as Canonical Commentary(1996), Myth and Method(with Wendy Doniger) (1996), and Jewels of Authority: Women and Text in the H ...

Abhinay(expression, mime), 153 Abhyankar, K. V., 272 Absolute, Divine, 176 Abu-Lughod, Janet, 274 Acamana(ritual sipping), 84 Ac ...

Arya Samaj reform movement, 170n12 Ascetics. See Sadhus; Sannyasis Ash, sacred (vibhuti), 37 Ashvaghosha, Buddhacarita, 298 Ashv ...

Bhattars(priests): at Srivaisnava temple (Penn Hills, PA), 232 Bhavna: at Ramlilas of Ramnagar, 132–36; of sadhus, 134 Bhiksa(fo ...

Courtright, Paul, 273, 275 Cowherds, 54, 55, 101, 106 Cremation: sannyasif, 18; at Manikarnika; Ghat, 82, 83, 86 Crow, Trammel, ...

97–98; gambling at, 93; of Gobard- han, 105, 111n3, 112n16; Hanuman in, 92; Krishna in, 93; narrative of, 94–97; pujasof, 93–94, ...

Girls: life cycles of, 17; Sanskrit school for, 180. See alsoBrides Gitagovinda, 102 Gitananda, Swami, 180 Gobardhan: Divalifest ...

monism in, 12, 47; monolithic, 290; monotheism in, 12, 249; mythic imagi- nation of, 42; narrative in, 14–15, 94- 97; nativist d ...

India: colonization of, 272, 275–76; GNP of, 1; multiculturalism in, 47–48; Mus- lim power over, 258; original inhabi- tants of, ...

northern India, 99–111; depiction of, 51; at Divali festival, 93; festival in Kishan Garhi, 107; in Holi festival, 102, 104, 106 ...

Malinowski, Bronislaw, 100 Manas (Ramcaritmanas)performances, 141–42, 145, 150; elaboration of, 149; garden scene in, 154n8. See ...

Naina Devi: pilgrimage to, 165; temple of, 166–67 Naipaul, V. S., 238 Nama rupa(name and form), 50 Nambudiris: patrilineal famil ...

Prasada(ritual food), 13, 16, 41; in Divali festival, 97; in goddess possession, 166; in Ramlilasof Ramnagar, 118–19; for televi ...

Ramcharitmanas. SeeTulsidas, Ramchar- itmanas Ramlila(ballet), 149 Ramlilas, 71, 142; actors in, 150; bhaktiin, 118; improvisati ...

Rishis(sages), 298 Rituals, Hindu, 16; bathing, 36–37, 72; consecration, 37; of death, 72; Devi jagrata, 159; fasting, 33; fire ...

Feranvali(goddess), 161; characteristics of, 166; possession by, 162, 164 Serials, televised, 144; popularity, 145 Fesa (divine ...

Sri Venkateswara temple (continued) Committee, 248n21; function of, 245–46; innovation at, 245; leadership of, 246; mahakumbhabi ...

Tolerance: absolute value of, 293; in Hin- duism, 11, 24–25, 245, 266–70, 293; in liberalism, 294 Tönnies, Ferdinand, 193 Tonsur ...

Vrindavan Studios, 145 Vyas(storyteller), 149 Wadia, Homi: Sampoorna Ramayana, 142 Wadley, Susan, 162 Water: feminine aspect of, ...